The African Women's Development and Communication
Network (FEMNET), a pan-African women's rights Organization, is looking for a
suitable candidate to fill the position of Consultant, Advocacy
Programme. This short term position provides an opportunity to support
exciting advocacy initiatives and campaigns on women's human rights in a
stimulating, multicultural and dynamic environment. The position may involve
travel within Kenya, Africa and other parts of the world.
Main Responsibilities:
- Working closely with the Head of Advocacy to conceptualize
new projects and mobilize resources for the advocacy programme;
- Providing technical and programmatic support and when requested leadership, to ensure quality implementation, and further development of the Advocacy Programme;
- Liaising with the Communication Programme to sustain communication with FEMNET's constituencies on the developments within the advocacy programme;
- Ensuring that the activities agreed upon under the various projects are implemented in a timely manner as per the work plan and set targets are achieved.
- Ensuring that relevant project outputs, best practices and lessons learned are captured, well documented and disseminated.
- Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the Advocacy Programme and its projects on a monthly basis and as may be otherwise required by the Head of Advocacy;
- Making recommendations for improving the overall effectiveness of the Advocacy programme.
- Providing guidance to the staff and interns under the Advocacy programme
- Providing technical and programmatic support and when requested leadership, to ensure quality implementation, and further development of the Advocacy Programme;
- Liaising with the Communication Programme to sustain communication with FEMNET's constituencies on the developments within the advocacy programme;
- Ensuring that the activities agreed upon under the various projects are implemented in a timely manner as per the work plan and set targets are achieved.
- Ensuring that relevant project outputs, best practices and lessons learned are captured, well documented and disseminated.
- Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the Advocacy Programme and its projects on a monthly basis and as may be otherwise required by the Head of Advocacy;
- Making recommendations for improving the overall effectiveness of the Advocacy programme.
- Providing guidance to the staff and interns under the Advocacy programme
Skills and competencies
- Be a masters degree holder in Social Sciences, Gender and Development, Law, or any other relevant degree
- Have at least 3 years of relevant work experience at regional, sub- regional and international level
- Proven experience working in the area of women's rights and Gender Equality
- Proven experience in, exposure to, and capability for collaborative work, nurturing of networks and alliances.
- Knowledge of and experience in conducting research and organizing advocacy initiatives at the regional and international levels that promote women's rights and women's empowerment in Africa;
- Analytical, creative, strategic and problem-solving skills;
- Ability to simplify, summarize and communicate complex information in the form of concept papers and presentations
- Good communications, interpersonal and networking skills, including the ability to work with a diverse range of people and organisations at the national, regional and international levels;
- Diplomatic and lobbying skills, including knowledge of the differing political contexts within Africa (anglophone, arabophone, francophone and lusophone);
- Pro-activeness and self-motivation with the ability to work very well within a team environment;
- The ability to work with tight deadlines;
- Capacity to use the media to promote the regional campaigns to advocate for African women's rights.
- Computer literacy, including electronic networking skills;
- Be prepared to live in Nairobi and willing and able to travel within the Africa region and beyond.
- Willing to adhere to FEMNET's beliefs, values and principles that guide its work and programming framework
- Be a masters degree holder in Social Sciences, Gender and Development, Law, or any other relevant degree
- Have at least 3 years of relevant work experience at regional, sub- regional and international level
- Proven experience working in the area of women's rights and Gender Equality
- Proven experience in, exposure to, and capability for collaborative work, nurturing of networks and alliances.
- Knowledge of and experience in conducting research and organizing advocacy initiatives at the regional and international levels that promote women's rights and women's empowerment in Africa;
- Analytical, creative, strategic and problem-solving skills;
- Ability to simplify, summarize and communicate complex information in the form of concept papers and presentations
- Good communications, interpersonal and networking skills, including the ability to work with a diverse range of people and organisations at the national, regional and international levels;
- Diplomatic and lobbying skills, including knowledge of the differing political contexts within Africa (anglophone, arabophone, francophone and lusophone);
- Pro-activeness and self-motivation with the ability to work very well within a team environment;
- The ability to work with tight deadlines;
- Capacity to use the media to promote the regional campaigns to advocate for African women's rights.
- Computer literacy, including electronic networking skills;
- Be prepared to live in Nairobi and willing and able to travel within the Africa region and beyond.
- Willing to adhere to FEMNET's beliefs, values and principles that guide its work and programming framework
To Apply:
Remuneration will be in line with the set procedures of the
organizations and the experience and qualifications of the candidate.
Interested candidates are requested to submit a Curriculum Vitae with 3
references, salary expectations with a 1 page motivational letter explaining
why you are a good candidate for the position by email to: recruitment@femnet.or.ke. Please use
"Consultant, Advocacy Programme" as the subject of your email. Only
complete applications will be reviewed. Deadline for submission of
applications is 30th May, 2014 by COB.
Please note: Only candidates who have been selected for
an interview will be contacted.
